Can I use Basic HTTP Authentication with Android MediaPlayer?
I cant find a way to use an url that requires basic auth when im useing mp.setDataSource(url); MediaPlayer mp = new MediaPlayer(); mp.setDataSource(url); mp.prepareAsync(); Anyone that got any ideas? This worked for me: public void setupMediaPlayer(){ // Setup Media Player and Prepare to Play media = new MediaPlayer(); media.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC); // Authdata String username = "username"; String password = "password"; // encrypt Authdata byte[] toEncrypt = (username + ":" + password).getBytes(); String encoded = Base64.encodeToString(toEncrypt, Base64.DEFAULT); //